Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Figures xi
5. Maps xii
6. Tables xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Pretelegraphic Information Circulation : A Prelude 12
9. 2. The Long-Distance Flow Of Information Through Newspapers 20
10. 3. Postal Services And Long-Distance Information Flows 78
11. 4. Interurban Commodity Flows And Long-Distance Information Circulation 104
12. 5. Interurban Travel And Long-Distance Information Circulation 143
13. 6. An Urban-System Interpretation Of The Growth Of Large Cities 186
14. 7. Pretelegraphic Patterns Of Interurban Innovation Diffusion 239
15. 8. Modem Policy Ramifications 284
16. Notes and Index
17. Abbreviations 288
18. Notes 289
19. Index 338